King Pest

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

The story takes place during the time of the plague and huge areas of the city are uninhabited as a result. Whenever the plague is discovered, the district in which it was found is put under ban and no one is allowed into the area. Barricades are put up to prevent people from entering and exiting these areas and spreading the disease. Despite these rulings, almost everything of value has been stolen from these districts. In addition, the damages of theft, time, and neglect has caused structures to collapse and has made it difficult to get around. The heroes of the story disappear into one of these streets. Being drunk, they seem to be unaware of the danger they are in...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783956761034
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	12/27/2015
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	14
File size:	253 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. He is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. (Wikipedia)